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Past -
shipping - Star
- Christchurch -
February 1880
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Wednesday 4 February 1880
page 2
CRUSADER ship 1084
tons, Llewellyn Davis, for London, Dalgety & Co. agents.
Passenger saloon -- Mr & Mrs Charteris:
Mr Pope:
2nd cabin - Miss
Stark
Steerage - Mr
& Mrs Dawber & child, Mr & Mrs
W.R.Prouse, Misses Fluke, Faville,
Gould, Mr P. Escott.
Thursday
5 February 1880 page 3
Auckland - an Immigrant ship
On board the British Empire there have been during the voyage 36 cases
of measles and 8 cases of scarlet fever. There were 3 deaths from the
latter, two children, one adult, a man named VETCH. One case broke out
today. When the vessel is reported clean she will load for Lyttelton.
Saturday 7
February 1880
sailed "WAITARA" ship 801 tons,
Cowell, for London, NZ shipping Co.Agents.
Passengers - Mr & Mrs Howarth,
& Mr T.H.Toppin.
Friday 13
February 1880
Bluff -
The NZSCo ship Red Gauntlet cleared today for London with a cargo of
4245 bales of wool, 236 bales of rabbit skins, 5 bales hair, 54
casks of shells,
35 bags horns, 2711 sacks oats, 1 bale of flax.
Saturday 21
February 1880 page 2
The "WESTLAND"
This ship which left Plymouth on November 27th 1879 with immigrants for
this Port, was sighted by the S.S.Wanaka off Le Bons Bay this
morning. Captain McGillivray ran alongside her, when she reported that
two deaths had taken place amongst the children from scarletina, and
that there were several cases of measles and scarletina still under
treatment. The vessel will make the Port this evening, the PS
Lyttelton having gone out to her.
Monday 23
February 1880
The "Westland" from Plymouth in
quarantine. -------
From the medical report it appears that during the passage there were
47 cases of scarletina and 5 from measles, under medical
treatment. There have been 4
deaths amongst the children. viz. a male infant named NEILL, a female infant
named FURLING,
Louisa SMITH, age
2 & James FURLING
1yr. scarletina
first appeared on November 30th, measles broke out on December 23rd,
and from it 40 children and 1 adult have suffered. There have been 2
deaths from
this cause. No withstanding the large no. of children
& infants on board (110) ---
lots more -------
Tuesday 24
February 1880 page 2
Westland - passage of from
London
Left Plymouth on 27th November 1879, 50 married couples, 55 single men,
71 single women, 96 children, 9 infants, total 331 souls.
----- lots more - 5 births on voyage.
Thursday 26
February 1880
Adelaide, Australia -
arrived the Orient steamship John Elder from Plymouth.
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Beverley Evans
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10 June 2005
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